Table 2 Availability of supplies, drugs and equipment to prevent and manage pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, according to facility type and ownership
Variable | Facility ownership | Facility type | All (n = 58) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public (n = 17) | Private (n = 41) | p-value | Hospitals (n = 28) | PHCs (n = 30) | p-value | ||
Percent of facilities having the following drugs and supplies—no. (%) | |||||||
 Aspirin tablet | 8 (47.1) | 12 (21.9) | 0.04 | 10 (35.7) | 7 (23.3) | 0.30 | 17 (29.3) |
 Magnesium sulfate inj | 6 (35.3) | 15 (36.6) | 0.93 | 12 (42.9) | 9 (30.0) | 0.31 | 21 (36.2) |
 Diazepam inj | 12 (70.6) | 23 (56.1) | 0.30 | 19 (67.9) | 16 (53.3) | 0.26 | 35 (60.3) |
 Hydralazine inj | 1 (5.9) | 3 (7.3) | 0.67 | 3 (10.7) | 1 (3.3) | 0.28 | 4 (6.9) |
 Nifedipine tablet | 4 (23.5) | 5 (12.2) | 0.43 | 5 (17.9) | 4 (13.3) | 0.45 | 9 (15.5) |
 Methyldopa tablet | 5 (29.4) | 6 (14.6) | 0.17 | 8 (28.6) | 3 (10.0) | 0.07 | 11 (18.9) |
 Calcium gluconate inj | 9 (52.9) | 9 (21.9) | 0.02 | 10 (35.7) | 8 (26.7) | 0.46 | 18 (31.0) |
 Any fluids (saline, ringer lactate, dextrose) inj | 17 (100) | 38 (92.7) | 0.35 | 28 (100.0) | 27 (90.0) | 0.24 | 55 (94.8) |
 Urine test for proteina | 9 (52.9) | 30 (73.2) | 0.14 | 22 (78.5) | 17 (56.7) | 0.17 | 39 (67.2) |
 Potocols for management of PE/E | 9 (52.9) | 20 (48.8) | 0.77 | 18 (64.3) | 11 (36.7) | 0.04 | 29 (50.0) |
 Indwelling urinary catheter | 9 (52.9) | 23 (56.1) | 0.83 | 15 (53.6) | 17 (56.7) | 0.81 | 32 (55.2) |
Percent of facilities having the following equipment—no. (%) | |||||||
 Blood pressure machine | 17 (100) | 41 (100) | > 0.99 | 28 (100) | 30 (100) | > 0.99 | 58 (100) |
 Stethoscope | 17 (100) | 39 (100) | > 0.99 | 28 (100) | 30 (100) | > 0.99 | 58 (100) |
 Fetoscope | 17 (100) | 39 (100) | > 0.99 | 28 (100) | 30 (100) | > 0.99 | 58 (100) |
 Oxygen cylinder and adult mask | 5 (29.4) | 2 (4.9) | 0.01 | 5 (17.9) | 2 (6.7) | 0.18 | 7 (12.1) |
 Ambulances | 10 (58.8) | 11 (26.8) | 0.02 | 15 (53.6) | 6 (20.0) | < 0.01 | 14 (24.1) |
Readiness score—% | |||||||
 Median | 69.2 | 53.8 | 0.14 | 69.2 | 53.8 | 0.011 | 53.8 |
 Interquartile range | 53.8 to 84.6 | 46.1 to 69.2 |  | 53.8 to 76.9 | 38.4 to 69.2 |  | 46.2 to 69.2 |
Tertile of readiness score—no.(%) |  |  | 0.26 |  |  | 0.04 |  |
 Low tertile | 6 (35.3) | 24 (58.5) |  | 10 (35.7) | 20 (66.7) |  | 30 (51.7) |
 Middle tertile | 6 (35.3) | 10 (24.4) |  | 9 (32.1) | 7 (23.3) |  | 16 (27.6) |
 High tertile | 5 (29.4) | 7 (17.1) |  | 9 (32.1) | 3 (10.0) |  | 12 (20.7) |